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Safety Spending at Scale - Footnote 3
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Last checked: 4/3/2026
The source states that there are a few thousand people working on major AI risks, but not all of them are focused on the risks from power-seeking AI. The claim does not make this distinction. The claim states that the number is as of 2025, but the source is a 2023 article that references a 2025 analysis.
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partial85%Haiku 4.5 · 4/3/2026
Found: Approximately 2,000-3,500 people globally work full-time on AI safety research as of 2025.
Note: The source states that there are a few thousand people working on major AI risks, but not all of them are focused on the risks from power-seeking AI. The claim does not make this distinction. The claim states that the number is as of 2025, but the source is a 2023 article that references a 2025 analysis.
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